He was later betrayed and killed by Pac Katari for disagreeing with his plans to turn on the Ghosts and execute El Sueño rather than hold him accountable for his crimes. His body was left for the Ghosts to find.

Amaru is likely named after Túpac Amaru II, the leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru, where its quelling resulted in his death. This uprising took place at the same time as Túpac Katari's uprising in what would become Bolivia.